Gownman, Gownsman n. (pl. gowmen) One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
...gownsman with a cane produced the greatest alarm among the juveniles, who imagined our freshman to ... — The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green • Cuthbert Bede
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